P.Poosammal v. The State Represented By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 21.07.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.701 of 2015 P.Poosammal ... Petitioner/wife of the detenue -v1.The State rep. by its Secretary to Government (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9 2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Salem District, Salem.

... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent in C.M.P.No.8/BLA/C2/2015 dated 12.02.2015 against the petitioner's husband and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu A.Palani, aged about 33 years Son of Annamalai, who is confined at Central Prison, Salem and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and to set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Manoharan For Respondents:

Mr.M.Maharaja Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu A.Palani, male aged 33 years, Son of Annamalai, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in CMP.No.8/B.L.A./C2/2015 dated 12.02.2015 passed by the second respondent against her husband branding him as a "Bootlegger" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982]. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 12.02.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.2414, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIV] Department dated 07.04.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kal To 1.The State rep. by its Secretary to Government (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9 2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Salem District, Salem.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

4. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Salem.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government public (Law & order) Fort St. George, Chennai-9 H.C.P. No.701 of 2015 RV(CO) EU 04.08.15 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/